To me, it means sacrificing readability for ones own enjoyment; being overly verbose or minimalistic for no apparent reason, skipping over or wallowing in plot points in ways that ultimately hurt the plot, leaving a character unchecked because they're the author's pet, stuff like that. For me, the difference between self-indulgent fic and tropey/iddy fic is more or less mindfulness of the audience.
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Re: Writing Thread
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